This content is machine translated Nutrition recommendation of the Swiss Society for Nutrition SGE Balanced diet is learned already in childhood The promotion of health begins in childhood. At a young age, the foundation for a healthy lifestyle is set for a person to build upon as an adult.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated On our own account New cooperation partner HAUSARZT PRAXIS has a new cooperation partner: the Swiss Society for Nutrition SGE. We are very pleased that from now on the SBU will regularly inform about important topics in…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Nutrition in cardiovascular diseases Do food additives lower the risk of heart attack? One of the workshops at the annual meeting of the Swiss Society of Cardiology on June 12, 2014, examined the role of diet in cardiovascular disease. How do alcohol, omega-3…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Congress of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Fat people think faster Dozens of new study results were presented at this year’s European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and International Society of Hypertension Congress in Athens. The focus was not only on high…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hype or hope? Metformin, vitamin D and aspirin as anticancer agents Time and again, various substances are praised as “anticancer agents,” both in scientific circles and in the lay press. A symposium at this year’s ASCO Congress in Chicago was dedicated…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Calcium and vitamin D controversy The correct prescription according to today’s (un)state of knowledge At the ESCIM congress in Geneva, Prof. Dr. med Reto W. Kressig from the University Center for Geriatric Medicine, Felix-Platter-Spital, Basel, presented the debate that has been going on for…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 3rd DermAcademy 2014 Immunotherapy in practice and nutritional aspects of acne The therapy concept for allergic diseases is based on three principles: Allergen abstinence or elimination is optimal, but it is time-consuming and in individual cases can be expensive. Pharmacotherapy is…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Care of the skin in old age Especially the drought can become a problem The physiological changes of aging skin are fairly well described. The most important seems to be the fact that almost all people over 60 years suffer from dry skin. This…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Folic acid as a dietary supplement The multiple health benefits of adequate folic acid intake In order to assess the appropriate use of folic acid as a supplement or its fortification in foods, it is necessary to know the biological importance, the supply of the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Folic acid Better informed about the prevention of spina bifida At the annual meeting of the Folic Acid Offensive Switzerland, various speakers from medicine and science discussed the local supply situation and possible opportunities for improvement. In particular, the lack…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Vitamin D Many Swiss suffer from an undersupply in winter Since the human skin produces vitamin D only when exposed to sunlight and food is an insufficient alternative source, a majority of the Swiss population is undersupplied during the winter…
